Defending the indefensible: the global asbestos industry and its fight for survival
Until the mid-1960s, asbestos had a reputation as a lifesaver. In 1960, it became known that exposure to asbestos can cause mesothelioma, a virulent and lethal cancer. Yet the bulk of the world's asbestos was mined after 1960. This is a global history of how the asbestos industry defended their...
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| Summary: | Until the mid-1960s, asbestos had a reputation as a lifesaver. In 1960, it became known that exposure to asbestos can cause mesothelioma, a virulent and lethal cancer. Yet the bulk of the world's asbestos was mined after 1960. This is a global history of how the asbestos industry defended their product throughout the 20th century. |
| Physical Description: | XII, 325 S. |
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| adam_text | Contents
List of Figures viii
List of Tables ix
List of Abbreviations x
1. Introduction 1
2. Making the World Safe 17
3. Building the Defences 49
4. The Challenge of Mesothelioma and Irving J. Selikoff 84
5. The Chrysotile Defence 119
6. Hiding the Elephant of Compensation 155
7. Don t Disturb the Dog: Asbestos in the Environment 189
8. Pushing Asbestos in the Developing World 225
9. Defending Asbestos: Twenty-First-Century Perspectives 261
Sources and Acknowledgements 276
Index 309
VII
List of Figures
1.1. World Asbestos Production, 1900-2006 14
2.1. Johns-Manville Profits after Tax, 1930-82 38
VIII
List of Tables
1.1. Asbestos-Related Disease Chronology, 1898-1964 8
4.1. Asbestos Industry Trade Associations 98
6.1. Asbestos Victims Action Groups 172
8.1. World Asbestos Production by Country, 2006 229
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